Contextual Interference Effects on the Acquisition, Retention, and Transfer of a Motor Skill¶
Shea, J. B., & Morgan, R. L. (1979). Contextual Interference Effects on the Acquisition, Retention, and Transfer of a Motor Skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 5(2), 179-187.
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Mechanisms¶
- Cross-Context Practice
- Its strength is building flexible, context-robust skill — the standard answer to competence that passes in training and collapses in the field.
This sourceDocuments building flexible, context-robust skill; the standard answer to competence that passes in training and collapses in the field.
- Its strength is building flexible, context-robust skill — the standard answer to competence that passes in training and collapses in the field.
- Interleaved Repertoire Practice
- The added within-session difficulty is a direct instance of the contextual interference effect, where random or interleaved practice of motor tasks depresses practice-time performance yet improves retention and transfer relative to blocked practice.
This sourceShows the contextual-interference effect: random practice of motor tasks worsens acquisition performance while improving later retention and transfer relative to blocked practice.
- The added within-session difficulty is a direct instance of the contextual interference effect, where random or interleaved practice of motor tasks depresses practice-time performance yet improves retention and transfer relative to blocked practice.
- Variable Scenario Rehearsal
- The deliberate-variation choice has an evidence base in the contextual interference effect, where practice that interleaves and randomizes tasks tends to depress performance during practice yet improve later retention and transfer, relative to blocked repetition.
This sourceDemonstrates the contextual-interference effect: randomized rather than blocked practice depresses acquisition performance while improving later retention and transfer.
- The deliberate-variation choice has an evidence base in the contextual interference effect, where practice that interleaves and randomizes tasks tends to depress performance during practice yet improve later retention and transfer, relative to blocked repetition.
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